outflanking

verb

present participle of outflank
as in avoiding

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outflanking
  1. avoiding
  2. evading
  3. escaping
  4. eluding
  5. eschewing
  6. shunning
  7. shaking
  8. bypassing
Verb
  • Alternately, Senate leaders could wait to pass the bill until daylight saving time resumes next March, avoiding an awkward midwinter time jump.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • These guidelines address avoiding delays in pregnant women and discuss the safety to perform MRIs without contrast and CT scans with contrast.
    — Elyce Cardonick, STAT, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of avoiding
Verb
  • Unfortunately for us, those tenants have evolved a sticky knack for evading eviction, creating a webbing known as biofilm that prevents them from being easily licked or swallowed away.
    — Mike McRae, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2026
  • State police said the evading vehicle is believed to be a white 2025-27 Hyundai Genesis GV70 with damage to the right side mirror, right headlight and right front fender.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of evading
Verb
  • The same gas is commonly found escaping from magmatic vents on Earth, with the compound coming from hot magma beneath the surface.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The celebrity barn owls’ saga follows in the footsteps of Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl, who captivated the city for a year after escaping from the Central Park Zoo after someone cut a hole through the mesh of his enclosure.
    — Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of escaping
Verb
  • The interaction stems from a traffic stop last November that resulted in Kirkpatrick being charged with five traffic citations, including reckless endangerment, speeding and eluding police, according to a report from The Tuscaloosa Thread.
    — Justin Williams, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The highlight of the drive, though, was Mensah’s 44-yard pass to Daylyn Upshaw after eluding two would-be sacks before getting off the throw.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of eluding
Verb
  • My habit of eschewing the news started as FOMO prevention but gradually transformed into a way to avoid the mounting horrors beyond our door.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Denim brands appear to be tapping into an appetite for casual comfort, eschewing tight-fitting or rigid silhouettes for easy-to-wear staples that span occasions and seasonality.
    — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of eschewing
Verb
  • Jim also pushed back against investors solely shunning Starbucks and other consumer stocks over concerns about higher interest rates.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The mares are now shunning poor Valentine, which Puckett hopes is only temporary.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of shunning
Verb
  • The Catholic headquarters revealed that the two figures had linked up by sharing a photo on Instagram of them shaking hands.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Candidates make final push during last-minute campaigning Hochul spent Monday in New York City, shaking hands, taking selfies and even bowling a strike at a campaign rally in Brooklyn.
    — Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of shaking
Verb
  • The failure may not come from an attacker bypassing a security control but from an authorized system taking an action that was technically permitted but operationally wrong.
    — Rick Vanover, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The Pan-Arctic Cable project could also extend to Canada and eventually link with Japan and South Korea, notably bypassing the United States.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of bypassing
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“Outflanking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outflanking. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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